Effect of ambidextrous leadership, adaptive leadership on employee ambidexterity of state banks in Indonesia: mediating approach

Abstract

The study's main aim was to determine the mediating effect of adaptive leadership on the relationship between ambidextrous leadership and employee ambidexterity with adaptive leadership as a mediator. The study used explanatory research with a cross-sectional survey design. Primary data on ambidextrous leadership, adaptive leadership and employee ambidexterity was collected from structured questionnaires. A survey was carried out on 100 employees of banks in Indonesia. The research hypothesis was tested using structural equation modeling partial least square analysis. The study found that adaptive leadership enhanced and significantly mediated the relationship between ambidextrous leadership and employee ambidexterity. Furthermore, ambidextrous leadership significantly enhances adaptive leadership, and directly adaptive leadership also increases employee ambidexterity. Thus, adaptive leadership perfectly mediates between ambidextrous leadership and employee ambidexterity.